Submit form (using submit button)

I've created a form and added a button to submit it. I've added a 'Submit a form' action to the button and set the url as mailto:[email protected]
However, when I distribute the form and try to test it in Acrobat Reader (as 99% of submitters will) the email comes to my address as set in the Acrobat Professional preferences (identity). If I change my preferences and then distribute the forms it goes to the right place but surely I can set a form to go to another address without updating preferences - isn't that the point of the submit button action?
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong?

jonbradley wrote:
then using the 'Distribute forms' command - is that anything to do with it?
I think so.
Use instead: Advance > Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader...
Then save it.
I never use that Distribute command.

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